2D Millimeter-Wave SAR Imaging with Automotive Radar
Abstract
In recent years, millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radars have gained popularity in radar imaging applications, coinciding with the advancement of mmWave technology. However, high cost and integration complexity still remain as issues in cases where the target aperture is large. This work introduces a low-cost, low-complexity, and easy-to-implement two-dimensional (2D) mmWave synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. A commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) mmWave FMCW radar sensor operating in the frequency range of 77-81 GHz is employed. A large mechanical scanning system which can move in both vertical and horizontal directions is constructed and integrated with the radar sensor. Developing a graphical user interface (GUI), an automatic movement of the scanner is achieved. Experimental measurements are taken in a laboratory environment and the effectiveness of the system is demonstrated. A cross-shaped metal object and a drone are chosen as targets and the SAR images of targets are obtained. For simplicity, by employing a single transceiver pair, sparse samples are taken in a large scanning aperture. It has been shown that the proposed scanning system has great potential in SAR imaging of large objects such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Keywords
mmWave, frequency modulated continuous wave radar, synthetic aperture radar, sar imaging, drone, unmanned aerial vehicle
Ethical Statement
In the studies carried out within the scope of this article, the rules of research and publication ethics were followed.
Thanks
The authors would like to thank the students of Gazi University Furkan Çetinkaya, Erencan Tezel, Oğuz Yalçın, and Berkan Öksüz for their contribution to the construction of the SAR scanner.
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